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This audiobook is packed with 30 thrilling soccer stories perfect for young listeners. It introduces them to some of the world’s most famous soccer stars and shows what makes these athletes special on and off the field. Through these stories, kids will learn how these players became legends, overcame challenges, and made a difference in the world.

"This work offers wonderful wisdom for navigating the inflection points in our lives." - Mehmet Oz, MD An iconic teacher. A warm friend. A generous mentor. For more than 40 years, Howard Stevenson has been a towering figure at Harvard Business School: the man who literally defined...

In this motivational handbook—both a business how-to and self-help guide—the New York Times bestselling author of Dot Complicated takes on the fallacy of the ""well-balanced"" life, arguing that the key to success is learning to be well-lopsided. Work. Sleep. Fitness. Family. Friends. Pick...

As a professional, six-sensory, intuitive consultant and teacher, Sonia Choquette has worked with thousands of people from all over the world who seek advice and direction, especially regarding their jobs. For many of her clients and students, work woes have become all-consuming, and in these...

Long based in Chicago, Iliana and her new wife, Anna, decided to create a culinary destination, the Milkweed Inn, located in Michigan’s remote Upper Peninsula, where much of the food served to their guests would be foraged by Regan herself in the surrounding forest and nearby river. Part fresh challenge, part escape, Regan’s move to the forest was also a return to her rural roots, in an effort to deepen the intimate connection to nature and the land that she had long expressed as a chef, but experienced most intensely growing up.

Thoughts Out of Season is a collection of paramount importance consisting of four notable essays written between 1873 and 1876.

Few Christians have accepted the challenge to carry the gospel into the mysterious land of Tibet. HIGH ADVENTURE is the story of one man who did — Victor Plymire. As one of the early Assemblies of God missionaries, he is a great example of dedication to the missionary call and the cause of Christ. Follow Victor Plymire across towering mountains and as he confronts demonic darkness. Experience the spiritual struggle to free men’s souls from centuries-long bondage. Rejoice as tribal chiefs and temple priests hear the story of Jesus.

Best-selling author and Nobel laureate Elie Wiesel has influenced millions around the globe with his lessons of compassion and love in the face of hardship. Born in 1928, Wiesel found himself in a fight for his life during World War II as he was persecuted for his faith and eventually sent to Auschwitz. Following World War II, Wiesel used his life to tell of the tragedies he witnessed in hopes future generations would not make the same mistakes.

Uno de los talentos musicales más importantes de la historia. Nacido en 1770, rebelde, infatigable, genial y ¡sordo!, es considerado el último gran representante del clasicismo vienés (después de Haydn y Mozart). Su obra imperecedera (donde destacan colosales sus inmortales nueve sinfonías) ha sido aclamada por los críticos de todas las épocas.

Su obra narrativa lo convirtió en uno de los mejores escritores del siglo XX mientras que su espíritu aventurero y bohemio lo llevó a vivir las extraordinarias experiencias que luego reflejaría magistralmente en sus creaciones literarias. Su lucha humanitaria y su compromiso social lo impulsaron a darle un nuevo giro a su estilo narrativo. Hemingway fue un hombre soñador y valiente cuya vida es un ejemplo de experiencia, osadía y pasión.

One Thing for Certain, Two Things for Sure reminds us that there are no mistakes or accidents in life - that everything happens as it should. Through the dissolution of a sordid affair with a married man, friendships, and personal setbacks, Stewart teaches us the art of letting go, and adapting to whatever comes our way. Stewart allows us, the listener, an intimate look into his personal life through stories that center on dating, love, fear, fate, and destiny.

The definitive, authorized, and first-ever biography of Terry Allen, the internationally acclaimed visual artist and iconoclastic songwriter who occupies an utterly unique position straddling the disparate, and usually distant, worlds of conceptual art and country music. “People tell me it’s...

A obra explora estudos pouco conhecidos pelos brasileiros e torna oportuno aos músicos e admiradores uma interpenetração no universo villalobiano. Essa composição dialoga com várias obras de Villa-Lobos; e em seu diapasão há importantes relações com destacadas referências musicais, culturais e literárias da Europa e da América. No audiolivro, o musicólogo realiza pesquisas quantitativas e qualitativas inéditas no Brasil...

Offen, kraftvoll und berührend berichtet Alex Mariah Peter von Kindheit und Einsamkeit, Herkunft und Identität, von Schönheit und Schmerz, Übergriffigkeit, Verlust und einem medialen Rampenlicht, das nicht immer wärmt. In einer Welt, die ständig definiert, wer man sein darf, wagt sie den mutigsten Schritt: ihre Geschichte selbst zu erzählen, um als ganze Person gesehen zu werden – nicht trotz, sondern wegen allem, was dazugehört.

Chuck Noll won four Super Bowls and presided over one of the greatest football dynasties in history, the Pittsburgh Steelers of the 70s. Later inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame, his achievements as a competitor and a coach are the stuff of legend. But Noll always remained an intensely private and introspective man, never revealing much of himself as a person or as a coach, not even to the players and fans who revered him.

Studies in Forensic Psychiatry is the product of extensive research into the psychological motivations for criminal behavior. Bernard Glueck draws his conclusions from a huge wealth of experience with the criminally insane and with the public health care systems. He recognized the need for criminology to be expanded to reflect a deeper understanding of motive and inclination on the part of the criminal, rather than being considered solely in terms of the criminal act itself.

他上承中国文学传统，横涉西洋文学艺术，在绵长四十余年的创作生涯中，笔耕不辍，成为当代文学的重镇……他上承中國文學傳統，橫涉西洋文學藝術，在綿長四十餘年的創作生涯中，筆耕不輟，成為當代文學的重鎮……

The men who inspired the Great Exhibition of 1851 - Henry Cole, Sir Robert Peel and above all Prince Albert himself - were at the hub of an extraordinary combination of manufacturing, commercial skill and political vision which made Victorian Britain an unparalleled success story. In this celebratory book, A. N. Wilson examines the legacy they left behind: their idealistic beliefs about free trade, decency and parliamentary democracy, and their ultimate vision of the human race at peace with prosperity spreading, while poverty and warfare were consigned to history.

The AudioLearn version of The Critique of Judgment is preceded by a biography of the author and an exploration of the background of the piece. Also included are an overview, synopsis, and analysis, as well as an examination of the historical context, social impact, and criticisms of the work.

Anerkennung, Freiheit, Karriere: Dafür kämpfte Clara Schumann ihr Leben lang – und stand vor den gleichen Herausforderungen wie Frauen im 21. Jahrhundert. Sie haderte mit ihrer Rolle als Mutter von sieben Kindern und mit der nahezu unmöglichen Aufgabe, Beruf und Familie zu vereinbaren. Gestützt auf bisher unbeachtete Quellen, erzählt Bestsellerautorin Christine Eichel das Leben der gefeierten Pianistin und Komponistin radikal neu und räumt dabei mit einigen Klischees auf. Clara Schumann war keine sanfte Muse im Schatten ihres genialischen Mannes Robert.